How is access to the bar going to be arranged?
To get from the main lounge to the bar to buy a drink, you will have to go through the double doors (new) into the old passageway, through the new opening and down a step. There will also be access to the bar through the existing narrow door, which is being widened.
Access to behind the bar will be through a new door at the bottom of the stair well.
Will the current passageway exterior entrance be blocked up?
No. It will have new outer doors, and a pair of new inner doors to provide a thermal
break.
What sort of floor covering will be going down?
The bar will have a high quality carpet.
Is the current access to behind the bar going to be blocked off?
Yes, the single door from the lounge to get behind the current bar will be blocked up. The space under the stairs will be used for storage. The safe will stay there, so it will also have a locked door from inside the new bar area.
Are there any thoughts about getting a glasswasher?
Yes. There will be one.
What are the current plans regarding materials and finish?
The bar surface is probably going to be granite, with a new ‘T’ pump. The style of the room will be painted wood panels to dado height and painted plaster above. Colours haven’t yet been decided. There is an idea for sailcloth shutters that may well be adopted.
And all the tankards?
Old drinking pots will be restricted to those in current use.
Will there be any more furniture, such as a stand alone high table, in the middle of the room?
I doubt it, but there will be shelves around the room on which to put drinks.
The radiator will have to be moved won't it?
Yes. The electric radiator in the bar is being taken out. A new one, connected to the central heating system will go just inside the existing door, on the left.
How about the extractor fan?
There will be a new ventilation/extraction system to remove cigarette smoke. No smoking elsewhere though.
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